Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2022

General Motors has secured a new source of cost-competitive nickel and cobalt for Ultium battery cells after making a strategic investment in Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) of Australia ( earlier post ). Queensland Pacific Metals’ proposed TECH Project is poised to become a leading supplier of high-grade, advanced battery materials.

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EV Central

APRIL 25, 2024

Australian miners will soon take deliveries of Rivian R1T utes as part of a global partnership between both the US truck and SUV maker and the Mining Electric Vehicle Company (MEVCO). In the past Rivian has publicly declared its intention to export to Australia but has not given any updates when the brand will eventually rock up here.

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EV Central

MAY 8, 2024

Buoyed by the sell-out success of the newly-arrived Volvo EX30 electric hatch and unphased by some troubling recent challenges for the local EV market, the Swedish brand’s Aussie outpost has declared it remains fully committed to going all-EV in 2026. If we sold 4000 (electric) XC40s and C40s, and then say 4000 EX30s, that’s 8000 cars.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

South Korean automaker Kia has started production on its all-electric EV5 SUV for export in China, with the first markets targeted being Thailand and Australia, with Australia’s price expected to undercut Tesla’s Model Y. Kia’s top seller in Australia is the Sportage hybrid SUV with around 15,000 sales.

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EV Central

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rising Chinese brand MG could have a direct rival for the Tesla Model Y Performance SUV and Kia EV6 GT super SUVs on-sale in Australia as soon as 2024. Known as the IM Motors LS6 in China, the medium SUV with up to 579kW/800Nm, a 252km/h top speed and a 3.5 Where that shakes out in Australia is guesswork at the moment.

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EV Central

MAY 1, 2024

Stand by Australia, Chinese giant GWM could soon unleash a plug-in hybrid attack on our market through its Haval, Tank and Cannon (ute) brands. Stop that eye-rolling and tutting at the back, those who regard PHEVs as a sad halfway house on the way to battery electric. There are reasons here. So what’s on the cards?

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EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The first dedicated EV from Lexus will arrive in Australia by the middle of next year, with the RZ 450e promising a luxury electric SUV experience Down Under. The RZ 450e might be the first EV-only model, but it’s not Lexus’ first electric vehicle, with the Lexus UX 300e taking those honours.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. The Yangwang isn’t the next BYD headed for Australia.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

According to Automotive News , Hyundai is plotting to introduce a specially adapted battery-electric version of the small combustion-powered Hyundai Casper SUV it already sells in South Korea. Read more: An electric Hyundai Casper? To ensure the Casper SUV succeeds, Hyundai hasn’t simply binned its petrol 1.0-litre

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The all-electric 2024 VinFast VF7 has been launched in Vietnam paving the way for the mid-size SUV’s global rollout that could eventually include Australia. With a 2840mm wheelbase, the Toyota RAV4-sized SUV delivers up to 190mm ground clearance and offers seating for five.

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EV Central

MAY 10, 2024

Cadillac will be a “tier-one luxury brand” in Australia, with the incoming Lyriq EV to be followed by a fleet of a high-end electric vehicles that will target Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus in our market. ” First to arrive will be the Lyriq, which will launch in Australia in the second half of 2024.

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EV Central

MAY 2, 2024

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX is coming to Australia. Yep, the born-again all-electric version of the Kombi with a healthy dose of GTI spice will flesh out the ID.Buzz range when it hits the roads locally in 2025. Fast new electric Volkswagen ID.3 The Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX is coming to Australia in 2025.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2023

The battery electric SUV Lexus RZ 450e recently arrived in Australia following its launch in the United States. Lexus’s latest battery electric vehicle (BEV) follows the UX 300e launched in 2021. The Lexus RZ features an all-new electric powertrain with e-Axle electric motors.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Kia electric car countdown in Australia will not include the cheapest model it has yet previewed, the entry-level EV2. Kia already has the EV6 and EV9 on-sale in Australia – as well as the Niro – and will follow up with the EV5 medium SUV mid-year and the EV3 compact SUV as soon as 2024 and the EV4 sedan in 2025.

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EV Central

MARCH 6, 2023

Hyundai has released full details about the new Kona Electric. And this means there won’t be a huge gap between the arrival of the petrol-powered and plug-in versions of the small SUV from Korea. The vehicle’s coefficient of drag is 0.27, a good number for a small SUV. And this is the one Australia will get.

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EV Central

MARCH 21, 2024

Following a European summit the funky Renault 5 electric hatch is inching closer to Australia – potentially providing a cool-looking counterpunch to the Tesla electric car onslaught. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era? The R5 isn’t alone on the Renault Australia wish list.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the EQS SUV—the third model after the. EQS and EQE sedans based on this architecture developed for electric vehicles. The new EQS SUV shares the long wheelbase (3210 millimeters) with the Sedan, but is more than 20 centimeters higher. Up to four golf bags fit in the trunk.

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EV Central

MAY 9, 2024

The covers have come off the latest Chinse electric SUV headed for Aussie shores to tackle the Tesla Model Y. It’s shaping up to be a Geely-fest as Zeekr will go on-sale in Australia this year while Lynk & Co is also expected in 2025. 1905mm wide, 1685mm high five-seat SUV with a 2785mm wheelbase. Geely Galaxy E5.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

SsangYong Australia has announced it will launch its all-new Torres SUV in Australia this July, with the all-electric EVX model arriving a little later in the fourth quarter of 2024. All-wheel drive is off the menu but the front-wheel drive Torres EVX is claimed to be capable of a 0-100km/h dash of around 8.1

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EV Central

JUNE 23, 2022

The southern California electric vehicle start-up Mullen Autotmotive has been granted design patents in Australia for its luxury Five SUV, signalling its intent to eventually sell the vehicle here. All up it has lodged patent applications in 24 countries, including New Zealand as well as Australia in this region.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2024

A family of brutal 4x4s including a Toyota LandCruiser rival along with a radical supercar have been added to Chinese electrified mega-brand BYD’s rapidly expanding new vehicle armoury and are wanted in Australia. Joining the new entry Fang Cheng Bao was also a larger flagship Bao 8 SUV that was being shown off in near production-guise.

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Teslarati

APRIL 18, 2023

Ford teased the start of Mustang Mach-E reservations after announcing the launch of the Puma EV in Australia. Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley recently announced the Puma EV’s 2024 launch in Australia via Twitter. The all-electric Ford Puma is heading to Australia!” Australian customers will love it!”

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The first all-electric passenger SUV from Peugeot to launch this year, just after its first electric delivery van. The post Peugeot confirms its first electric SUV, the e-2008, will arrive in Australia this year appeared first on The Driven.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. The post Better than a Tesla Model X?

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

On the eve of its Australian relaunch, the Chinese auto maker Chery Automobile has revealed a massive rollout of 23 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The first battery electric Chery to arrive in Australia will be the Omoda 5 compact SUV in 2024. E0Y is an SUV that is also expected to get Exeed badging.

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EV Central

JULY 3, 2022

Nissan Ariya review for Australia: I think it’s fair, and only a tiny bit harsh, to say that no one ever bought a Nissan Leaf because they loved the look of it. Nissan is prioritising markets that actually buy a lot of EVS, so the rest of this year will be all about Europe, China and the US. The Nissan Ariya is an ev-only proposition.

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The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

General Motors signals the return of its luxury brand to Australia with the launch of the all-electric Cadillac Lyriq SUV in right-hand-drive. The post Cadillac unveils right hand drive Lyriq EV as GM luxury brand returns to Australia appeared first on The Driven.

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EV Central

MARCH 25, 2023

The ZR-V is the first new SUV nameplate from Honda since 1999 and it will sit between the smaller HR-V and larger CR-V in the line-up. litre turbo-petrol engine, only the e:HEV LX will have petrol-electric hybrid propulsion courtesy of a new system combing dual e-motors and a 2.0-litre 2023 Honda ZR-V interior. litre engine.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Europe’s most affordable EV the 2024 Dacia Spring SUV is now available in right-hand drive, which means there’s a chance it could be coming to Australia as a Renault. And what about Australia? Those items are all better now at coping with low-impact brushes with other cars and obstacles. 2024 Dacia Spring interior.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Local conversion to right-hand drive could be the way the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up truck makes it on-sale in Australia. What we know is in Australia we are going to see a greater level of [EV] adoption.” Birkic said further investigation into Lightning for Australia “will come in the fullness time”.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The ambitious Chinese Chery brand will launch its first electric vehicle in Australia when the Omoda E5 SUV arrives mid-year. However, Chery has in the past told Aussie media it has targeted the Hyundai Kona Electric as the rival to beat. “We The two SUVs are both ICE-powered. 2024 Chery Omoda E5.

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EV Central

APRIL 24, 2024

Mini has unveiled its new Aceman electric-only wagon at the Beijing auto show and immediately confirmed it will go on-sale in Australia before the end of 2024. An all-new model added to the Mini range between the larger Countryman and smaller Cooper , the 4.07 metre-long, 1.75m wide and 1.5m and 14.9kWh/100km.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

MINI has previewed its incoming Aceman small electric SUV that it has created to bridge the gap between the Cooper hatch and much larger Countryman and revealed it will be fully unveiled on April 24. Charging rates will be limited to around 95kW, which is about average for the small electric SUV class. 2024 Mini Aceman.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A wagon version of BMW’s all-electric i5 has been confirmed for Australia, arriving in the third quarter of this year. The i5 M60 xDrive Touring lands with a chunky price tag of $219,900 before on-roads – $4000 more than the all-wheel-drive dual motor sedan equivalent which went on sale last year.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Delightfully and quirkily styled, good value and with excellent passenger space, it stood out like a shining, extrovert beacon next to the sea of homogenised, vanilla small SUVs. We bleated away like blind sheep, buying Ford EcoSports at twice the rate we did Souls in 2019, the last year it was sold in Australia.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 29, 2023

While BYD has given the thumbs up for the outrageous Yangwang U8 SUV to come to Australia by the end of 2025, it’s thumbs down for the U9 hypercar. The U9 was revealed at the same times as the U8 SUV in early 2023 when BYD launched the Yangwang luxury brand. 2023 BYD Yangwang U9 supercar. 2023 BYD Yangwang U9 supercar.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2022

Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Now that nameplate newcomer is already being replaced by an all-new model – just a year after the arrival of the original. Australia received the Niro very late in its model cycle and it was never intended to be a stayer.

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